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A New iPhone Case Promises to Make You Picture Perfect

Ever wonder how to take a really, really good selfie? It’s all about being prepared. “She whips it out, hits this button, the light is there, she holds it at a perfect angle, and she makes everybody look better than you have any reason to look,” Hillary Clinton told Ellen DeGeneres earlier this year. The pair was discussing Clinton’s brush with Instagram stardom at the hands of one Kim Kardashian West. The light in question? Straight from the star’s illuminated LuMee case, which provided a beautifying glow better than any skin-smoothing app. Soon every Instagram It girl and guy worth their likes had one. And while the first-generation model might have revolutionized how everyone snaps themselves, next Tuesday LuMee is introducing the Duo, which gives the same red carpet–worthy lighting to group pictures.

I can personally attest that the LED-flanked cell phone case works miracles. In September 2015 while in the throes of New York Fashion Week, I raced down to the Apple store to interview Kardashian West about her newly released app, and after much cajoling from my coworkers, asked her for a selfie. My case-less phone was immediately dismissed. Mrs. West pulled out her own—and instantly it was bright lights, selfie city.

The brilliance behind the Duo is its dual lighting strips on the back of the phone, so that your friends can benefit, too. (It also comes with a dimmer switch to enhance mood lighting and prevent temporarily blinding your subjects.) At launch, the Duo is available for iPhone 6, 6s, and 7 models in four colors that mimic the casings of the devices and will retail for about $70. But really, the holidays are nearly here—and can you put a price tag on the perfect selfie?

The LuMee Duo is available December 6 exclusively at Apple stores, apple.com and lumee.com.